r/Eyeshield21

The masterpiece. The sacred object. It now sits in my bedroom. I’m going to clear off a surface and make room for this, probably in a trophy case. I had been searching for this Eyeshield 21 holy grail for a few years, and I finally found someone who was selling it. I bought it immediately, and I am so, so, SO HAPPY to finally add the pièce de résistance to my collection. Only 400 were made, and I own number 255. I can die happy now. My wallet has already passed away. Welcome home 👹🦇🏈

With Season 2 finally coming back on October 4, I decided to rewatch some of Ao Ashi Season 1 before it starts.

And honestly, what stood out to me this time is how different Ashito is from the character we meet at the beginning.

He starts off thinking football is basically about scoring goals and proving that he's the best player on the pitch.

Then he gets to Esperion and gets completely humbled.

The position change was probably the biggest turning point for me. At first, moving Ashito from striker to left-back feels like he's being pushed away from what he actually wants.

But then you realize why Fukuda did it.

Ashito's biggest strength was never just scoring. It was his ability to see things other players couldn't.

By the end of Season 1, he's starting to understand the entire field instead of just focusing on the ball.

And now that Season 2 is finally here, I'm really curious to see what happens when that version of Ashito is thrown into the A Team.

https://youtu.be/a6KkT_yvBcM

What was your favorite part of Season 1?